Our elementary library is organized into 6 main sections. The nonfiction section is covered in more detail in the next task. Please note that a books location in the library is identified as it's "call number" even if it doesn't contain any numbers at all.
Title of Section
Preceding Call Number
Description
Organization System
Everybody Books
E
Picture books
ABC order according to the first three letters of the author's last name.
Fiction
F
Fictional chapter books
ABC order according to the first three letters of the author's last name.
Biography
B
Informational books
about real people
ABC order according the the first three letters of the subject's last name.
Magazines
Mag
Assorted magazines
Organized in bins, which are labeled according to the title of the series.
Not available for check out. Following the preceding call number they are numbered individually.
Nonfiction
Series of Numbers
Variety of books generally considered to be informational in nature.
Dewey Decimal Classification System: In numerical order according to the numbers, then secondarily by the first three letters of the author's last name.
Now that you have a basic understanding of how the Everybody Books, the Fiction section and the Biography section are organized, you will complete the next portion of this lesson. Please visit the following website and play the Sorting game. When you are finished, test your knowledge by playing the Alphabet Shelving game and see if you can complete the Genius level.
about real people
Now that you have a basic understanding of how the Everybody Books, the Fiction section and the Biography section are organized, you will complete the next portion of this lesson. Please visit the following website and play the Sorting game. When you are finished, test your knowledge by playing the Alphabet Shelving game and see if you can complete the Genius level.
http://users.ece.utexas.edu/~valmstrum/s2s/utopia/library4/src/library4.html